FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT EXTENSIONS REAUTHORIZED
THROUGH APRIL 5, 2010  

     March 3, 2010 — The federal government approved legislation continuing the five federally funded unemployment extensions through April 5, 2010. This legislation also continues the $25 per week additional payment. The law DOES NOT provide any additional weeks of benefits, said the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. Eligible Hoosiers will be able to resume receiving these federal benefits beginning Thursday, March 4, 2010, by completing their weekly voucher on Uplink, DWD's online unemployment filing system.

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REGIONAL OPERATOR SEEKS PROPOSALS & QUOTES FOR PROGRAM SERVICES AND MARKETING EFFORTS DIRECTED TO YOUNG PEOPLE IN N.I.  

     Proposals will be accepted through June 30, 2010, regarding an Economic Growth Region (EGR) 2 Request for Proposals (RFP) for Workforce Investment Act Title I Out-of-School Youth Programs and Services, said Partners for Workforce Solutions, the Regional Operator of EGR-2.

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GOING THE WRONG WAY; N. INDIANA'S JOBLESS RATE RISES TO 12.3% IN DEC. '09, SHARP RISE FROM 11.8% IN NOV. '09 

     During December 2009, the jobless-rate arrow pointed the wrong way — up — for each county in Northern Indiana; the regionwide rate, thus, rose to 12.3 percent from 11.8 percent in November '09.

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